Mayor questions Princes Highway duplication plans

Corangamite Mayor Matt Makin says few of his constituents see the need for a duplication of the Princes Highway.

In a report to tonight's council meeting, councillor Makin questions the plans for a dual carriageway between Colac and Winchelsea, while local and arterial roads fall into disrepair.

The duplication is scheduled to begin in 2014 and was a federal Labor election promise in 2010.

Cr Makin says his questions may be unpopular with Colac residents.

"I must say, very seldom do I hear people calling for the duplication to occur," he said.

"What I hear more often is people being dismayed and disillusioned with the current status of the state road network.

"So I'm simply posing the question and I realise that it will be certainly unpopular for communities for Colac.

"What I'm simply doing is asking the question and saying can governments demonstrate to us that they've done that cost-benefit analysis of the various options rather than what I think is happening is they're simply jumping at what they see as politically appealing."